# Apploye: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 13 judge labels across 3 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/apploye/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee monitoring | 12% | 3 | 9% | 11 |
| People analytics | 0% | 87 | 100% | 1 |
| Time and attendance | 0% | 36 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most budget-conscious small businesses, Apploye or DeskTime offer the best combination of affordability and essential monitoring features." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Employee monitoring)
- "The best employee monitoring tool for a company with a limited budget is Apploye, which is considered the best budget-friendly option for small teams." (Llama 4 Maverick, Employee monitoring)
- "Offers the lowest starting price among many options, and its free plan covers up to 10 users, making it ideal for very small teams or startups." (Mistral Small, Employee monitoring)
- "If you want to pay $0.00 and your company has fewer than 10 employees, Apploye is widely considered the best option currently available." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Employee monitoring)

## And against it

- "Treat those as enhanced-due-diligence flags, not a finding that each vendor broke the law" (GPT-6 Luna, People analytics)
- "Specific Platforms to Be Cautious About ... Apploye" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Employee monitoring)

## In its own words

What Apploye's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Next Generation Employee Productivity Platform (https://apploye.com/)
- For: Desk, Mobile and Remote Teams (https://apploye.com/)
- Price stated: Free, Elite, Power, Enterprise (https://apploye.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://apploye.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start free trial; No Credit Card Required (https://apploye.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 4 (https://apploye.com/)
- Certifications: GDPR Compliant, HIPAA Compliant
- Customers named: Jezweb, WingAssistant, HubXpert, DentistFind, IT Services, Marketing & Advertising Company, Douglas Tech Academy, BrandMojo

## What it publishes

Every page apploye.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1039 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 414 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-07
- case study: 23 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-09-09
- report or ebook: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 80 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-13
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-06
- glossary or explainer: 10 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-26
- Recent: 2026-09-26 glossary or explainer: Glossary payroll billing terms https://apploye.com/help/glossary-payroll-billing-terms
- Recent: 2026-09-26 glossary or explainer: Glossary apploye time activity terms https://apploye.com/help/glossary-apploye-time-activity-terms
- Recent: 2026-09-07 blog: Employee attendance tracker templates https://apploye.com/employee-attendance-tracker-templates
- Recent: 2026-08-18 blog: Problems time tracking solves https://apploye.com/blog/problems-time-tracking-solves
- Recent: 2026-08-18 blog: Why track time salaried employees https://apploye.com/blog/why-track-time-salaried-employees
- Recent: 2026-08-17 blog: What employees accept monitoring https://apploye.com/blog/what-employees-accept-monitoring

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.